Association Between APOL1 Genotypes and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND:APOL1 genetic variants confer an increased risk for kidney disease. Their associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are less certain. We aimed to compare the prevalence of subclinical CVD and incidence of atherosclerotic CVD and heart ...
Chen, Teresa K +8 more
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Varicella infection in the Middle East: Prevalence, complications, and vaccination
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2018 Varicella (chickenpox) is the primary infection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), it is a mild self-limiting infection, but it is also highly contagious and can cause severe complications among high-risk group of individuals.
Mariam Al-Turab, Wassim Chehadeh
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Azospirillum brasilense promotes increases in growth and nitrogen use efficiency of maize genotypes
PLoS ONE, 2019 The development of cultivars with an improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) together with the application of plant growth-promoting bacteria is considered one of the main strategies for reduction of fertilizers use.
D. Zeffa +7 more
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Pneumocystis jirovecii Diversity in Réunion, an Overseas French Island in Indian Ocean
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Data on Pneumocystis jirovecii characteristics from the overseas French territories are still scarce whereas numerous data on P. jirovecii genotypes are available for metropolitan France.
Solène Le Gal +13 more
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Suitability of drought tolerance indices for selecting alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) genotypes under organic farming in Austria [PDF]
, 2012 In eastern Austria, alfalfa is usually grown as a rainfed crop in crop rotations in organic farming systems, where year-to-year rainfall fluctuations cause different levels of drought stress. To identify the suitability of different alfalfa genotypes and
Ardakani, M. Reza +6 more
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Iron and zinc grain density in common wheat grown in Central Asia [PDF]
, 2007 Sixty-six spring and winter common wheat genotypes from Central Asian breeding programs were evaluated for grain concentrations of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn). Iron showed large variation among genotypes, ranging from 25 mg kg1 to 56 mg kg1 (mean 38 mg kg1).
Abugalieva, Aigul +10 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This study reveals how prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) secondary structure and reverse transcriptase template length affect prime editing efficiency in correcting the phospholamban R14del cardiomyopathy‐associated mutation. Insights support the design of structurally optimized enhanced pegRNAs for precise gene therapy.
Bing Yao +7 more
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Pasteurella multocida: Genotypes and Genomics
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2019 Pasteurella multocida is a highly versatile pathogen capable of causing infections in a wide range of domestic and wild animals as well as in humans and nonhuman primates.
Zhong Peng +5 more
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Punicalagin Content and Antifungal Activity of Different Pomegranate (Punica ganatum L.) Genotypes
Horticulturae, 2019 This study investigated the antifungal activity of a number of pomegranate genotypes. Since the main compound of pomegranate extract is punicalagin, an important substance involved in antifungal and antimicrobial activity, we analyzed the contents of ...
Domenico Rongai +5 more
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Variation in sugarcane cultivar host range of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus genotypes in Guadeloupe [PDF]
, 2010 Yellow leaf is a widely spread disease of sugarcane that can cause yield losses in susceptible cultivars. This disease is caused by Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV) which belongs to the genus Polerovirus (Luteoviridae family).
Daugrois, Jean-Heinrich +4 more
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